The Note's Must-Reads
The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!
October 31, 2008— -- 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
"McCain's No Show Joe?": LINK
"Jake Tapper on Political Attacks" LINK
"George Breaks Down Early Voting" LINK
"Liz Thinks Obama Ad Was Boring": LINK
"Palin on Obama's Patriotism": LINK
"Clinton: 'Obama Will Bring Us Together'": LINK
"Palin: 'There's ... Been Double Standards'": LINK
Watch the Entire Sarah Palin interview by Elizabeth Vargas: LINK
2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:
ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Daily Tracking Poll: Bush Effect Impedes McCain; Fewer Than Half See 'New Direction'" LINK
The Associated Press' Douglas Birch: "McCain Struggles to Gain Ground on Obama in Ohio" LINK
Time Magazine's David Von Drehle: "How They Would Lead" LINK
Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "Priorities for the New President" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Deborah Soloman: "Paulson Gears Up Transition Plan" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler, Christopher Cooper and Elizabeth Holmes: "McCain Turns Biden's Remarks Into Fresh Attacks Against Obama" LINK
The Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "Candidates Attack Political Associations" LINK
The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "McCain Reduces Obama Advantage" LINK
The Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "McCain Targets Obama's Plans To Cut Spending" LINK
The Politico's Ben Smith: "Cover this! Inside the nastiest '08 rumors" LINK
The Politico's Daniel Libit: "Presidential ad picks and pans" LINK
The Washington Post's Anita Kumar: "In Rural Va., Coattails Strategy Does a Flip" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain's 'Comeback' Will Motivate Obama Voters" LINK
The Hill's Lauren Vernon: "McCain, Palin Demand L.A. Times Release Obama Video" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Maeve Reston and Michael Finnegan: "McCain and Obama focus on differences on economy" LINK
2008: McCAIN:
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Can McCain Pull Off a McKinley?" LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Chief of Staff Rahmbo?" LINK
Time Magazine's Tim Padgett: "How Early Voting Could Cost McCain Florida" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson: "McCain seeks footing on the economy" LINK
USA Today's Ken Dilanian: "GOP takes new approach in ads for Senate races" LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Labor unions go after Republicans in tight races" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "McCain Pins Hopes On Getting Party Faithful To Polls In Ohio" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Andy Pasztor: "McCain Takes Unusual Tack With Transition Team" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Greg Hitt and Brad Haynes: "Mood Shift Against Free Trade Puts Republicans On Defensive" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Rhodeook: "Like It Or Not, John McCain Has Another Running Mate" LINK
The Politico's Lisa Lerer and Carrie Budoff Brown: "Day of the plumber" LINK
The Washington Post's Anne Hull: "God, Country and McCain" LINK
The Washingont Post's Matthew Mosk: "In Final Stretch, McCain to Pour Money Into TV Ads" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain's Mixed Messages Leave None Getting Through" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Graham Tries Out Some New Material" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Mcauliff and Richard Sisk: "John McCain Muffs A Meeting; Sarah Palin Drops The Ball" LINK
2008: OBAMA:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Obama Claus" LINK
Time Magazine's Jay Newton-Small: "Q&A: Top Obama Strategist David Axelrod" LINK
Time Magazine's Michael Duffy: "Obama Holds Leads in Key Swing States as Election Nears" LINK
Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "Barack and Bill: For One Night, At Least, a Happy Couple" LINK
USA Today's Kathy Kiely: "Obama relishes challege of a 'difficult time'" LINK
USA Today's Ken Dilanian: "Rifle maker bounces boss who supports Obama" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Rebecca Dana: "Over 33 Million Watched Obama's Half-Hour Ad" LINK
The Boston Herald's Renee Nadeau: "Schools Sound Off For Barack Obama" LINK
The Boston Herald's Jessica Fargen: "Boston Housing Authority 'Flabbergastered' Barack Obama's Aunt Living In Southie" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Obama Spotlights Economic Prowess In Florida, Virginia" LINK
The New York Times' Larry Rohter: "Obama Backers Get the Message" LINK
The Politico: "Final score: Obama wins the day" LINK
The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse: "For Incomes Below $100,000, a Better Tax Break in Obama's Plan" LINK
The Washington Post's Krissah Williams Thompson: "Obama Has Lead Among Hispanics" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Obama's Prospects In Missouri May Hang On Economy, And Race" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Counting On Gore To Get Out The Vote" LINK
The New York Daily News' Thomas M. Defrank And Kenneth R. Bazinet: "Barack Obama To Have White House Team Ready Fast" LINK
The New York Daily News' Richard Huff: "Barack Obama's Infomercial Got 33.5 Million Viewers" LINK
The New York Daily News' David Hinckley: "Right-Wing Radio Hosts Bracing For Barack Obama Victory" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Mcauliff: "Democrats Dominate Early Voting In Key States" LINK
Newsweek's Howard Fineman: "Obama's Pennsylvania Offensive" LINK
Newsweek's Mike Baker: "Obama Campaign Uses Star Power To Court Volunteers" LINK
Newsweek's Steven R. Hurst: "Obama Approaches Lawmaker About White House Post" LINK
The Associated Press' David Espo and Ben Feller: "Obama Approaches Lawmaker About White House Post" LINK
The Associated Press: "2 men arrested for hanging Obama effigy from tree" LINK
2008: BIDEN:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Oh, That Joe! (No. 38 in a Series) -- Biden Loves the Mule" LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Oh, That Joe! (No. 37 in a Series) -- Joe 'Lights Out' Biden?" LINK
The New York Times' John M. Broder: "Hitting the Backroads, and Having Less to Say" LINK
2008: PALIN:
ABC News' Eric Johnson: "Report Card: Was Picking Palin a Mistake?" LINK
ABC News' Mark Mooney: "Sarah Palin 'Not Going to Let Women Down'" LINK
ABC News' Imtiyaz Delawala: "Palin Turns Focus to National Security" LINK
The New York Times' Michael Cooper and Dalia Sussman: "Growing Doubts on Palin Take a Toll, Poll Finds" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Sarah Palin Baseball Comment Draws Boos In Erie, Pa." LINK
Newsweek's Beth Fouhy: "Palin looks Past Tuesday To Her Political Future" LINK
2008: CAMPAIGN:
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel?" LINK
The Washington Post's Robert G. Kaiser: "The Debates: No Drama but a Dramatic Effect" LINK
2008: VOTERS/VOTING/POLLS:
ABC News' Ariane de Vogue: "Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?" LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Rove Cautions: Polls Can Be Wrong" LINK
Time Magazine's John Cloud: "The Gay Mafia That's Redefining Politics" LINK
USA Today's Karl Puckett: "Montana split over candidates' energy plans" LINK
USA Today's Tim Evans and Mary Beth Schneider: "Key to winning Indiana rests in southern part" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Legal volunteers hope to ensure a fair election" LINK
Bloomberg's Lorraine Woellert and Julianna Goldman: " McCain, Obama Cite Economy's Decline To Boost Their Arguments" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Evan Perez: "Delays Abound In Early-Voting Surge; Predictions Of High Turnout, Confusion" LINK
The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Pollsters Brace For Finish" LINK
The Washington Times' David R. Sands: "In A Landslide, Election Polls Keep Coming" LINK
The Washington Times' Michael Drost and Timothy Warren: "D.C. Voters Line Up For History" LINK
The New York Times' Ian Urbina: "In Tight Race, Victor May Be Ohio Lawyers" LINK
The Washington Post's Robert Barnes and Jon Cohen: "Predicting the Votes of the Undecided Is Unusually Hard This Year" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Faye Fiore: "What's up With Still-Undecided Voters?" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak: "How Political Polls Work -- And Why They Can Differ So Much" LINK
Newsweek's Sarah Kliff: "Election Addiction" LINK
2008: "JOE THE PLUMBER":
ABC News' David Wirght, Alyssa Litoff and Bret Hovell: "Joe the Plumber Finally Endorses" LINK
The Associated Press' John Gerome: "Joe the Plumber Hires Nashville Publicity Team" LINK
2008: ABC NEWS' 50 DAYS / 50 STATES TOUR:
ABC News' Dan Harris: "Reno's Economic Slump Sways Nevada Voters" LINK
Next Stop: Montana - LINK
2008: ECONOMY:
ABC News' David Muir: "Congress Speaks Out About CEO Bonuses" LINK
ABC News' Alice Gomstyn and Charles Herman: "Mortgage Rescue Plan Could Look Like IndyMac" LINK
The Associated Press' Jeannine Aversa: "Consumer Cut in Spending the Most Since 1980" LINK